Coach http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 Test rankings
With a few crunch series on the cards, the battle to claim supremacy in Test cricket is becoming tougher among top international teams.
However, the Australian cricket coach, Tim Nielsen, has clarified that his team is not in the race of getting the No. 1 position in the international Test rankings.
The Australian team is currently sitting at fifth position in the standings and the coach made it clear that the Kangaroos’ first priority will be to rebuild http://www.senore.com/Cricket/A-Young-c41367 side, which can do well in every format of the game.
The Aussies have a hectic cricket scheduled ahead as they will have to visit Sri Lanka and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 at home later this year.
Expressing dissatisfaction over http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746’s performance during the last one year, Nielsen aimed to develop a winning combination with more consistency at the highest level.
"We are not even thinking about No.1. To get to No.4 then No.3 (and so on) in the Test rankings and maintain our hold on the No.1 ranking in one-day cricket we need our players to be as consistent as they can be", said Nielsen.
The Aussie side performed far below par last summer. A humiliating Ashes defeat at home followed by a disastrous World Cup 2011 campaign dented the team’s confidence. As a result, the skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Michael-James-Clark-c75974 was
given the responsibility to lead the side.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747. But the real Test will be in Sri Lanka where the Kangaroos are due to play five ODIs and a three-match
Test series against the islanders, who are one-step ahead in the Test rankings.
“To prepare the team for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 is my only worry at the moment. I am not privy to the results of the (CA) review. I have had my discussions with them and they will make their decision from that. I can`t let it worry me", added the former Australian first-class
cricketer.
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